4.0.2 did come out pretty fast, thats true. but in apples defense, they really had no choice, considering there was a serious security issue in safari. we can be thankful that there no breaches on peoples iDevices, but if apple hadn't fixed it, there was the potential for a lot of problems, especially after it became publicly know about the hole.

am curious though, since the issue was with safari, i wonder if that security hole applies to their desktop versions also. why? it has been in the news all over, about peoples iTunes accounts being charged with unauthorized purchases. are they using apples / macs and if so, is someone tunneling through that security hole to make these purchases?

don't get me wrong, i'm for jailbreaking all iDevices and making apples life a living hell, and i hope we see a jailbreak soon for people getting their new iDevices, but not at the risk of sacrificing my personal information that is on my phone.

I don't use safari because I always thought it wasn't safe and people tell me the same thing. Firefox are better to me. Safari is for anything that doesn't work out those two. 4.0.2 came out fast yes and I dont blame them.

Wow... ipod touch 4g is really enticing.... I was considering upgrading my iphone 3gs to iphone 4, but I was reluctant because of the antenna issue. I think I might as well go for ipod touch 4g instead of iphone 4 and keep my 3gs....

I don't know if there is any value in saving your shsh files for 4.0.2, but I saved mine, on both cydia and my PC, but I figured I have nothing to lose, and I hope enough people are doing the same so we don't go into the usual cycle of people updating without checking if they should or not.

4.1 is not coming out until next week, there is no excuse for anyone not saving their shsh blobs now while apple is still signing them. go here and download the appropriate version of tinyumbrella for your OS, and SAVE your blobs http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com/

I don't know if there is any value in saving your shsh files for 4.0.2, but I saved mine, on both cydia and my PC, but I figured I have nothing to lose, and I hope enough people are doing the same so we don't go into the usual cycle of people updating without checking if they should or not.

4.1 is not coming out until next week, there is no excuse for anyone not saving their shsh blobs now while apple is still signing them. go here and download the appropriate version of tinyumbrella for your OS, and SAVE your blobs http://thefirmwareumbrella.blogspot.com/

its pointless to save 4.0.2. if you update to 4.1 your stuck with no JB. you downgrade back to 4.0.2 your stuck with no JB. you lose either way.

"I ain't a follower but I'm the wrong dude for you if your looking for a leader; I follow the life that I lead alone"

I got it installed and working fine. Don't see what the big deal is, it is just itunes lol. Wish they'd keep out of the social networking game, its pretty lame.

true, it's just iTunes, but i wouldn't put it past apple to slip something in to detect jailbroken iDevices, and then " causing a problem with your iDevice " forcing you to restore. remember, only jailbreaking you iPhone is legal, nothing in there about preventing them from stopping jailbreaking of your iTouch / iPad.

The first of EFF's three successful requests clarifies the legality of cell phone "jailbreaking" — software modifications that liberate iPhones and other handsets to run applications from sources other than those approved by the phone maker. More than a million iPhone owners are said to have "jailbroken" their handsets in order to change wireless providers or use applications obtained from sources other than Apple's own iTunes "App Store," and many more have expressed a desire to do so. But the threat of DMCA liability had previously endangered these customers and alternate applications stores.

playing the part of a devils advocate:
if i was apple, and i wanted to " screw with jailbreakers ", here is what i would do. have iTunes check and see if your device is jailbroken, if so, and your device IS NOT an iPhone, have iTunes put the device into recovery mode. could also have iTunes verify if the software on your iDevice was really paid for or gifted to you. if not, same thing, force the device into recovery mode. as long as the device is not an iPhone, then i (if i was apple) would not be breaking the law.

and since the new iTouchs / iPads have cameras, even 3g capabilities, messaging abilities, they DO NOT qualify as handsets as they do not have the stand alone ability to make calls. neither do iTouch 2g's / 3g's / iPads.

so, as you can see, it would be very easy for apple to do something with iTunes to thwart jailbreakers. thats why questions about compatibility with jailbroken devices.

Great news but what sucks is, I just bought a iPod Touch 32GB a week ago. Anyone know if Bestbuy would exchange it for the pre-order of this new iTouch?

take it back, hit them off with some cash as a restock fee or something like that and pay the difference. that's what ima do with my red nano, its brand new wrapped in the box still so when apple puts it on shelves, ill be at the apple store to get an itouch 32.... i would call your local store in which you got it from and they should tell you although im 100% sure you can do it

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Would I have to bring like the receipt the box and everything that came with the ipod touch to get the ipod touch 4g for less or just the ipod touch?

i would bring everything so they won't give you an excuse not 2 exchange it. if not, they can pull up your records and do it like that but i would bring everything so they wont bs you. I wanna see what lie they give me when i have everything

"I ain't a follower but I'm the wrong dude for you if your looking for a leader; I follow the life that I lead alone"